Category: scam

Fraudulent emails and text messages tricking people to share personal and banking details increased during the Covid-19 crisis, according to gardaí. They have also issued a warning to ‘staycationers’ who are being targeted by cyber criminals on fake and cloned websites purporting to sell holiday equipment.  The bogus websites advertise caravans, campervans and small pleasure boat sales in a bid to defraud […]

The banking industry here has warned consumers to be on the lookout for an expected rise in online fraud and scam attempts that try to take advantage of the circumstances around the Covid-19 crisis. The Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) FraudSMART campaign says people need to be extra vigilant, take their time to do […]